West Virginia - Nicholas County
Nicholas County West Virginia has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carnifex Ferry State Park and Curtin Run Rockshelter, Beaver Mill, Brock Hotel and Brown, Dr. Flavius, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland and Early dating back to 6999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Nicholas County historic places including James B. Carden, Drennen, Jacob, et al., W.G. Brown and Dr. Flavius Hugh Brown.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Nicholas County places including H.Rus Warne, C.G. Janutolo, Shrake,P.Q., & Son, Stanley A. Miller, Levi J. Dean and J.A. Tincher. Prominent architectural styles found in Nicholas Country are Classical Revival, Federal and Art Deco.

Beaver Mill (added 2001 - - #01000776)
West Webster Rd. , Craigsville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Brock Hotel (added 1993 - - #93000615)
Also known as Brock House
1400 Webster Rd. , Summersville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Brown, Dr. Flavius, House (added 2003 - - #02001053)
Old Wilderness Rd. , Summersville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Brown, Dr. Flavius Hugh
Significant Year:
1925
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
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Carden, James B., House (added 2001 - - #01000773)
1082 Country Rd. , Summersville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Historic Person:
Carden, James B.
Significant Year:
1885, 1928
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
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Carnifex Ferry State Park (added 1974 - - #74002018)
S of Kesslers Cross Lanes off WV 129 , Kesslers Cross Lanes
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
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Curtin Run Rockshelter (added 1993 - - #93000495)
Also known as 46-Ni-127;02-139
Address Restricted , Woodbine
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland, Late, Mid, Early
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Processing Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Downtown Richwood Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000778)
Roughly including portions of Main St. Oakford Ave. and Commercial St. , Richwood
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tincher, J.A., Dean, Levi J.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Professional, Secondary Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
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Halstead, Capt. John, Farm (added 1998 - - #98001475)
Whitewater Rd., Cty Rd. 9 , Kesslers Cross Lanes
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Hamilton, Martin, House (added 1999 - - #99001403)
Also known as Hamliton House Museum
WV 39 , Summersville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Lockwood Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001468)
Roughly along WV 39 , Lockwood
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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Mason--Drennen House (added 1998 - - #98001474)
Also known as Mason, Martin Bibb, House;Drennen-Mason House;Drennen Spring
Jct. of WV 39 and WV 129 , Drennen
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Drennen, Jacob, et al.
Significant Year:
1921, 1832, 1860
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Nicholas County Bank (added 2000 - - #00001314)
800 Main St. , Summerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller, Stanley A., Janutolo, C.G.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Restaurant
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Nicholas County Courthouse (added 1991 - - #91001014)
700 Main St. , Summersville
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Dean,Levi J.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Nicholas County High School (added 1989 - - #89000185)
Also known as Old Main
Main St. , Summerville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shrake,P.Q., & Son, Warne,H.Rus
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Historic Person:
Brown,W.G.
Significant Year:
1913
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
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